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08/20/2025

08/19/2025

🍁Vote for Verona’s Fall Fest!🍁

Great news—Verona’s Fall Fest has been nominated by USA Today’s 10Best as one of the Best Fall Festivals in the Country for the second year in a row! Last year, we made the Top 10—so let’s do it again. Your votes will help showcase our festival on a national stage and highlight what a special place this is!

It’s quick and easy—vote as many times as you can over the next few weeks and help us bring home another top finish!

https://10best.usatoday.com/awards/best-fall-festival/

08/19/2025

🌿 Art + Nature in Verona 🌿

The Farley Center's biennial land art exhibit, Peace Songs 2025, is now open! Wander the Natural Path Sanctuary Woods and discover creative works made entirely from natural materials—changing with the seasons, weather, and wildlife.

📅 Open daily, dawn to dusk, through Oct. 31
🎨 Special Dane Arts Buy Local Market Sept. 13

Read more on the Destination Madison blog 👉
https://www.visitmadison.com/blog/stories/post/farley-center-live-art-exhibit/

Linda & Gene Farley Center for Peace, Justice and Sustainability

Discover the Farley Center’s 2025 Peace Songs Land Art Exhibit in Verona, WI—an immersive outdoor experience blending sustainability, creativity and community. Don’t miss the opening concert on August 9 and the Dane Arts Buy Local Market on September 13.

08/15/2025

Coming to Verona for Epic’s sci-fi themed UGM conference this month? We think you should stay the weekend, too!

Refresh after a week of meetings by hitting up some local breweries, playing a round of golf on some of the country’s most scenic courses, hiking the trails that wind through the countryside, or floating down the Sugar River.

Here’s to Summer in Wisconsin. ☀️

🔗 Visit https://www.visitveronawi.com/ for more ideas for the perfect Wisconsin weekend in Verona.

08/11/2025

Here’s to magical moments in Wisconsin – Verona edition! ✨ Celebrate ART House 360’s Grand Opening on 8/15 at 7pm with a night of live music, local food & drinks, dancing with , and explore their newly renovated space. Plus, make your creative mark with a collaborative art installation! 🎨

🎟️ Tickets at https://www.arthouse360.com/event-details/dancing-with-the-arts

08/08/2025

Happy ! Also known as: the trendiest way to make a tennis player mad.

But there’s no need to stir up a racket ruckus in Verona—we’ve got dedicated pickleball courts at Harriet Park and Veterans Park! Join us tonight at Veterans Park from 5-8pm for a Pickleball Social, featuring games, prizes, giveaways, and a mini lesson.

So get out there and start practicing your swing!

08/06/2025

The Farley Center’s Land Art Installations ­open to the public this weekend on Aug. 9! 🌿 Experience the magic as they kick things off at 1pm with Peace Songs, a concert featuring Twila Jean. 🎶

So what’s land art? It’s art made entirely from natural materials like soil, rocks, tree branches, foliage… you get the idea! Come visit the Farley Center’s Natural Path Sanctuary to see nature like you’ve never seen it before.

The exhibit runs through Oct. 31. 🔗 Visit https://farleycenter.net/event/peace-songs-farley-center-land-art-installations/ for full details.

07/31/2025

Come see some art that’s truly… down to earth! 🌎

The Farley Center’s Land Art Installations ­– made entirely from natural materials like soil, rocks, and branches – highlight nature’s beauty and raise discussion about what it means to be sustainable.

Grab a map and mosey through this amazing outdoor art on the Farley Center’s Natural Path Sanctuary. The exhibit kicks off with a Peace Songs concert on Aug. 9, and runs through Oct. 31. Come on out and explore!

🔗 Visit https://farleycenter.net/event/peace-songs-farley-center-land-art-installations/ for full details

07/24/2025

Here’s to making a SPLASH in Wisconsin this summer! Whether you’re in the water, on the water, or sitting next to it with a cold one, Verona and the Sugar River Valley have something for everyone this time of year.

Check out this itinerary from Wayward app for tips on how to plan the perfect summer weekend with friends and family:

https://app.wayward.travel/experience/sugar-river-valley-paddling-pints-and-swiss-delights

🔗 Visit https://www.visitveronawi.com/ for more summer weekend ideas!

Explore a unique section of the [Sugar River Valley](https://www.sugarrivervalleywi.com/) – the perfect playground for a weekend of outdoor adventure that pulls in local history, [Swiss heritage](http...

07/23/2025

🤫 Pssst – we’ve got an Ace (and a King and a Queen) up our sleeve…

Are you participating in the Sugar River Valley Poker Run during the month of July? (We sure hope so!) Did you know you can find all four Ace cards at trailheads throughout the region (along with a few Kings and Queens)?

That’s right! Take a selfie with these signs to include in your 5-card poker hand submission for a chance to win up to $1,000 cash! 💰

“And where can I collect even more cards,” you ask? Here’s a refresher of the rules (or see 🔗 link in bio):

♠️ No registration necessary!
♥️ Visit participating businesses (🔗 link in bio) and collect an official branded playing card at each stop.
♣️ When you’ve got a good 5-card poker hand, submit it!
♦️ Keep collecting cards and submitting for more chances to win!

✨ PRIZES: ✨
🥇 1st Place (Best Poker Hand): $1,000 cash
🥈 2nd Place: Seven Acre Dairy & Sugar River Outfitters local experience package, valued at $500+
🥉 3rd Place: The Mill local experience package, valued at $350+
🌟 Weekly Mini-Prize: With each 5-card poker hand you submit, you’ll be entered into a special weekly drawing for gift cards from Sugar River Valley local businesses, or a kayak trip for 2 from Sugar River Outfitters!

07/21/2025

This weekend, the puppets are taking over Verona—in a good way, of course!

Bring the family to Century School Park on Saturday, July 26th from 12-5pm for Puppets in the House’s free Community Day!

Activities include:
🎭 Puppet shows
🎨 Art market vendors
🖌️ Kids crafts
🌭 Food trucks
🎉 A giant puppet parade

🔗 Visit https://puppetsinthehouse.com/community-day for full details

07/16/2025

Is your summer more about LAX-ing than relaxing? 🥍

Then join us as we welcome teams from 19 states and 2 countries to Verona for Lacrosse America's Madison Capital Classic! Catch the competition on Sat. 7/19 and Sun. 7/20 at Verona Area High School and Reddan Park.

🔗 Visit www.lacrosseamerica.com for full details and tournament schedule.